Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue
Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue, KG, CB, OBE, MC, PC (14 June 1888 – 14 June 1958), styled Viscount Ebrington from 1905 until 1932, of Castle Hill in the parish of Filleigh, of Weare Giffard Hall, both in Devon and of Ebrington Manor in Gloucestershire, was a British peer, military officer, and Conservative politician.
Colonel The Right Honourable The Earl Fortescue KG CB OBE MC PC | |
|---|---|
Viscount Ebrington in 1919, an officer in the Royal Scots Greys | |
| Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
| In office 5 November 1951 – 27 June 1957 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | The Lord Shepherd |
| Succeeded by | The Earl St Aldwyn |
| In office 22 March 1945 – 4 August 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Lord Snell |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Ammon |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 26 August 1937 – 22 March 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Earl Erne |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Normanby |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 29 October 1932 – 14 June 1958 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 4th Earl Fortescue |
| Succeeded by | The 6th Earl Fortescue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh William Fortescue 14 June 1888 St George Hanover Square, London, England |
| Died | 14 June 1958 (aged 70) Castle Hill, North Devon |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Margaret Beaumont |
| Children | 4, including Margaret |
| Parent(s) | Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue Emily Ormsby-Gore |
| Civilian awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1918 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Scots Greys, Royal Corps of Signals |
| Commands | Royal Devon Yeomanry |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Military awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
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